Christian herald and signs of our times . if they will follow the authors coun-sels. People who are thinking of getting mar-ried, and people who are already married andwho wish they were not. The former may besaved from making a fatal mistake which willwreck their lives, by reading about the kind ofpeople who do or do not get on well latter class may learn how the discovery thatthey have made a mistake may be faced, and thebest made of a bad thing. There is generallywisdom in accepting the situation, whatever itmay be, and instead of vainly struggling and use-lessly kicking agains
Christian herald and signs of our times . if they will follow the authors coun-sels. People who are thinking of getting mar-ried, and people who are already married andwho wish they were not. The former may besaved from making a fatal mistake which willwreck their lives, by reading about the kind ofpeople who do or do not get on well latter class may learn how the discovery thatthey have made a mistake may be faced, and thebest made of a bad thing. There is generallywisdom in accepting the situation, whatever itmay be, and instead of vainly struggling and use-lessly kicking against the net, sitting down andconsidering how it may be made less irksome. Sorrow, says the author in one passage thatmay be taken as the keynote of the whole work— Sorrow may teach us wisdom, and if we studypatience in the school of Christ much comfortwill from thence be derived. And much hope,too. He is the resurrection and the life. Theauthor has ransacked the whole realm of history THE CHRISTIAN HERALD AND SIGNS-OF OUR TIMES March Hillside, Worcester, Mass., Residenceof the late Mr. John B. Gough. A Magnanimous Little Pleader. and biography for illustrations with which topoint his remarks, and they are excellently aptand often amusing. The advice given isthoroughly practical. There are many ways bywhich through sheer thoughtlessness and inex-perience, misery may enter into married are pointed out shrewdly, and gently over the stones is the title ofone chapter full of sound advice. They had afew words is the heading of another excellent( hapter. They would if heeded save manycouples from rushing into the Divorce the very outset the author lays down onesound rule which ought never to be overlooked : The husband and wife who never try to serveGodwill not be likely to serve each other or to;;ain real happiness from their marriage. . .Live away from Him, and the happiness youenjoy to-day may become your misery to-morrow. The book may be com
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